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· A bird does not sing because it has an answer… [Chinese Proverb]
· Architecture is the triumph of human imagination… [Frank Lloyd Wright]
· Art attracts us only by what it reveals… [Jean-Luc Godard]
· Art is the only way to run away… [Twyla Tharp]
· Art is when you hear a knocking… [Star Richés]
· As a single footstep will not make a path… [Henry David Thoreau]
· Change is so essential to creativity… [Cathie Harrison]
· Creativity belongs… [Corita Kent]
· Creativity comes from trust… [Rita Mae Brown]
· Every artists dips his brush… [Henry Ward]
· Every gift which is given… [Pindar]
· First of all, move me, surprise me… [Denis Diderot]
· God may be in the details… [Gloria Steinem]
· Have as much fun as you can… [Charles Hawthorne]
· I can’t coneive of anything more varied and rich… [Robert Bateman]
· I myself have 12 hats… [Margaret Atwood]
· I will love the light for it shows me the way… [Og Mandino]
· In order to make truly personal work… [Gabriella Morrison]
· Invent your world… [Sark]
· It is an intimately communicative affair… [Ben Shahn]
· It would be fascinating to wire up an artist… [Francis Boag]
· Live with intention. Walk to the edge… [Mary Anne Hershey]
· Look at the earth crowded with growth… [Emily Carr]
· My personal theory is that being frugal with the number of colours… [Ron Ranson]
· Originality implies being bold enough… [Anthony Storr]
· Portraiture is one of the most difficult… [Benjamin Anderson]
· Quotes about Blogging
· Quotes about… Comfort Zones
· Quotes about… Control
· Quotes about… Crayons
· Quotes about… Doors
· Quotes about… Envelopes
· Quotes about… Faces
· Quotes about… Fear
· Quotes about… Glass
· Quotes about… Gratitude
· Quotes about… Ice
· Quotes about… Illusion
· Quotes about… Kitchen
· Quotes about… Leap
· Quotes about… Paradoxes
· Quotes about… Peace
· Quotes about… the New Year
· Quotes about… the spirit of Giving
· Quotes about… Two
· Quotes about… Wallpaper
· Quotes by… Jackson Pollock
· The artist yields often… [Odilon Redon]
· The artist’s world… [Paul Strand]
· The creative is the place where… [Alan Alda]
· The soul of art… [Ginia A. Davis]
· The word is a sign or symbol… [Aristotle]
· There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child… [Walt Streightiff]
· This inner well, an artistic reservoir… [Julia Cameron]
· Through some memory… [Ann Dettmer]
· To paint… to travel… [Jack R. Brouwer]
· Today you are You, that is truer than true… [Dr. Suess]
· Watercolor is a swim in the metaphysics of life… [Anonymous]
· We have a wonderful world to be inspired by… [Louise Corke]
· What in your life is calling you? [The Terma Collective]
· What seems mundance and trivial… [Edward B. Lindaman]
· What we’re all striving for is… [Oprah Winfrey]
· When my daughter was about seven years old… [Howard Ikemoto]
· When you are inspired by some great purpose… [Patanjali]
· Woman is born to create… [Jeanne de Vietinghoff]
· You can accelerate your development… [Paul Foxton]
· You must understand the whole of life… [J.Krishnamurti]

Journal

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· A day in the life of me…
· A favorite souvenir…
· A fun moment in time…
· An ode to my uniqueness…
· Birds of a feather stick together…
· Bold and Beautiful
· Burying the bad stuff…
· Calendar+Art
· Culinary Art
· Experiences I’ve considered but never tried…
· Getting Personal
· I dreamed about…
· I feel connected with…
· I would… if I could
· Live, Laugh, Love
· Live, Laugh, Love
· My thoughts on blogging…
· Out of control…
· Outside my window…
· School Daze
· Seven Eleven
· Show and Tell
· The joys of today…
· The Many Hats We Wear…
· the moleskine song and other journaling goodness
· The Sky’s The Limit
· This little light of mine…
· Today I choose to…
· Today I just might…
· Top Three Things

Connect

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· Art for inner fulfillment or outer reward?
· ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Elayna Alexandra
· Blogroll
· coming soon
· DISCUSS: Do you give handmade gifts?
· DISCUSS: Do you have any secret indulgences in your studio?
· DISCUSS: How do words fit in to your creative process?
· DISCUSS: How do you begin a piece of art?
· DISCUSS: How do you live artfully?
· DISCUSS: If Success Was Inevitable…
· DISCUSS: If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for?
· DISCUSS: If you were to describe your art to me using nothing but sound, what noise, artist, song or instrument would I hear?
· DISCUSS: Inspire Me Thursday
· DISCUSS: Junk. Trash. Thrifty Goods. What are some of the creative things you do with it?
· DISCUSS: Studio Dreams
· DISCUSS: What is art?
· DISCUSS: What seven supplies would you choose?
· DISCUSS: Where is the most inspiring place you’ve visited?
· DISCUSS: Who are some of the women who have inspired you?
· DISCUSS: Who are your favorite artists?
· Feature Me!
· FEATURED ARTIST: Alba Campbell
· FEATURED ARTIST: Brooke Bobridge
· FEATURED ARTIST: Carla Kurt
· FEATURED ARTIST: Cate Anevski
· FEATURED ARTIST: Gaby Braun
· FEATURED ARTIST: Iris von Brandstatter
· FEATURED ARTIST: Irisz Agocs
· FEATURED ARTIST: John Hannafin
· FEATURED ARTIST: Leonie Allan
· FEATURED ARTIST: Lise Richards
· FEATURED ARTIST: Melba McMullin
· FEATURED ARTIST: Michelle Verbeeck
· FEATURED ARTIST: Nicole Vachier Lozano
· FEATURED ARTIST: Stacia Stojanoff
· FEATURED ARTIST: Vivien Blackburn
· In regards to your art, do you feel you have your own unique, distinct style?
· JUST FOR FUN: A to Z Art Supplies
· LET’S TALK ABOUT… Favorite Etsy Finds!
· POLL: Changing up the location of your creative space… inspiring or not so inspiring?
· POLL: Do you create art on the go?
· POLL: Do you ever give handmade gifts?
· POLL: Do you have your own art on display in your home?
· POLL: Do you keep an art journal?
· POLL: How often do you create art?
· POLL: On average, how long does it take you to complete a piece of art?
· POLL: What do you do when you’re facing artist’s block?
· POLL: What inspires you more — emotions that are positive or negative?
· POLL: What part of Inspire Me Thursday do you enjoy the most?
· POLL: What time of day and in what type of lighting do you prefer to create?
· POLL: You have an entire day to yourself, free of obligations or commitments. If art was not an option, what do you choose to do?
· What browser do you primarily use?
· What type of creative prompt do you prefer?
· Where do you usually buy your art supplies?

Explore

· 12 Days of Xmas
· An Attitude of Gratitude
· Another Girl At Play
· Art or Crap?
· Artful Blogging
· Artful Living
· Books 101
· Box Doodle Project
· Cloth Paper Scissors
· Color Theory
· color.org
· coming soon
· Copyright for Collage Artists
· Create a Connection
· Creative with Crayons
· Creativity: Open the Wellspring
· Desktop Wallpaper
· Do You Have Talent?
· Doorway to Inspiration
· Eat Mangoes Naked: Finding Pleasure Everywhere
· Everyday Matters
· Faces in Places
· Flappr
· Font Bros
· FOUND Magazine
· Fun with Inkblots
· Get Your VisualDNA
· Give Peace A Chance
· Handmade Gift Ideas
· Happy Holidays
· Hats, Hats and More Hats
· HeartsArt Radio
· Hidden Lives
· How To Be Creative
· How To Keep An Art Journal
· How to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
· Icicle
· Imagination Prompt Generator
· In the mood for ARTE
· inspiration on the walls
· Jackson Pollock
· Live Forever
· Living Creatively Every Day
· MatShop’s MAToMATic
· Mirecle33 (mir-i-kel) Inspiring Creativity Patch: What Creatives Crave
· Misprinted Type
· Mixed Media Explorations by Beryl Taylor
· Modigliani Art Lesson
· Motion Graphic ( Inspiration )
· On My Desk
· One Week of Art Works
· Orisinal
· Photo Relationships
· Places
· Portraits at DeviantART
· PostSecret
· Recycled, Reseen
· Self Taught & Outsider Art
· Shadowland
· Studio Friday
· SwarmSketch
· The Art of Illusion
· The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
· The Bird Maker
· The Envelope as Art
· The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon
· The Scribbler
· The Visual Dictionary
· Watercolor Painting Demonstration
· Wishcasting
· Women In Art
· Yoga for Art
· Your Daily Art

Create

· Abandoned Art
· Abandoned Art II
· Action Painting
· Art to Give
· Art+Architecture
· ATCs
· Baby, It’s Cold Outside
· Birds
· Bold
· Break Time
· Change of Scenery
· Circles
· Connection
· Control
· Copycat
· Crayon Art
· Dear Diary
· Define Your Comfort Zone
· DNA
· Doors
· Eco Art
· Envelope
· Expand Your Comfort Zone
· Faces
· Feminine Art
· Foliage
· Fun and Games
· Glass
· Goddess
· Gratitude
· Hats
· Heart Art
· Home Sweet Home
· Hooked on Books
· Ice
· Illusion
· Inkblot
· Intimacy
· Kitchen
· Layers
· Leap
· Light
· Limited Palette
· Magnetic Poetry
· Mantra for the New Year
· Medical Art
· New Year Resolutions
· Ode to 2006
· Open Topic
· Open Topic
· Paradox
· Peace Symbol
· Portraits
· Random Word Spark
· Reduce Reuse Recycle
· Roots
· Secrets
· Seven
· Silence
· Single Line Drawings
· Square
· Tears
· Thanksgiving
· The Best of 2007
· The Most of Least
· The Spirit of Giving
· Trick or Treat
· Two
· Wallpaper
· Watercolors
· Watercolors
· Wishes
· Wood
· Words
· World Travelers

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